The inspirational Kate Allatt

Monday was a trip to meadowhell to meet fellow brain stem stroke survivor, the inspirational Kate Allatt. I would struggle to find many positives that have arisen from my devastating stroke but meeting my friend Kate would definitely be one of them.

I have had a few train dilemma's but this one was definitely solely my fault. I was due to catch the bus into Huddersfield and board the train from there, what I hadn't realised this train didn't pass my normal Station. It was actually going to meadowhell via Leeds!

It was great meeting Kate and hearing about her new projects.
They involve setting up an art exhibition on behalf of another brain stem stroke survivor and also  developing an inspirational screenplay to start a conversation on what society perceives as a quality of life.

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